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On the recordMarch 8, 1977
I requested $1.5 billion, to be spent over an 18-month period, for new youth unemployment programs.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Youth Employment Programs Message to the Congress Outlining Programs as Part of the Economic Recovery Package.

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